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#AnimalHusbandry

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

More fun facts:

These chickens are giving me the side-eye. The closest ones look at me with their right eye, the ones further away with their left eye.

This is because the right eye is nearsighted and the left eye is far-sighted - so when they get closer, the head switches sides.

Chickens can also see UV light, so they perceive more of the spectrum than humans, but they have extremely poor nightvision and thus go to bed (roost) early.

Six chickens approaching the camera, because they know humans sometimes bring delicious scraps to the compost. The closest three chickens are looking at the camera with their right eye while the further two have turned their head the other way. The rearmost chicken is still running and thus has its head straight.
#Chickens#FunFact#AnimalHusbandry
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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

Chickens love scratching. When you dump some stuff in the chicken coop, you don't need to worry about spreading it out, the chickens will do it for you.

That's why its good to have the pile in there. Also because they love pecking through the vegetable scraps.

Here they've got some dry raspberry stems that went through (our branch shredder), turning them into mulch.

#Chickens#AnimalHusbandry#Scratching
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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

Three new immigrants at the chicken house. I've locked them out for some forced integration time, they were just huddling inside.

First week is difficult, but one was already pecking with the flock.

The cock is old and world weary after two fights with the fox and losing some of his flock. The oldest hen seems to have taken over his job.

The wood chips from are working out great. Way nicer than mud and they love kicking them around.

Chickens, scratching and pecking around in a yard strewn with wood chips. There's one old hen, two young adults and three juveniles. And a big old cock with shiny tail feathers.
#Chicken#AnimalHusbandry#VillageLife
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World History Encyclopedia

The dog as "man's best friend" has a long history going back to the ages long before the civilization of ancient Egypt was established but the Egyptians were among the earliest people to recognize the value of the dog and show their appreciation for its particular skills and talents. worldhistory.org/article/1031/ #History #AnimalHusbandry #Anubis #Egypt

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Kinky Lotus

Before we moved from Texas, I was an IT freelancer but I have completely retired from IT and am a full time #farmwife responsible for 105 acres of high desert land. I'm still very new to farming, #homesteading, and #animalHusbandry, but I've been #gardening and #growingThings for a very long time and I feel like #landStewardship is something I was meant to do. Part of the beauty of the journey I'm on is unlocking the #ancestralKnowledge that capitalism & colonialism has stolen from us.

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